Kyle Tucker Awards and Honors

Kyle Tucker
3RF

Full Name: Kyle Daniel Tucker

Born: January 17, 1997

Age: 21

Birthplace: Tampa, FL

Bats: L

Throws: R

Height: 6' 4"

Weight: 190

Draft: Round 1 (2015, HOU)

School: Plant, Tampa, FL

MLB Debut: 07/07/2018

Selected by the Houston Astros in the first round (No. 5 overall) of the 2015 MLB Draft out of Plant High School (Florida)... signed with the Astros on June 15, 2015 and received a $4 million signing bonus... client of Excel Sports Management... was 18 at the time of the Draft... younger brother of outfielder Preston Tucker, who was with the Astros at the time of the Draft... ranked as the No. 7 prospect in the 2015 Draft by MLB.com... was one of two top-five picks by the Astros in 2015 -- Houston also had the No. 2 overall pick and selected LSU shortstop Alex Bregman... signed for $189,000 below the assigned slot value... was named the 2015 Gatorade Florida Baseball Player of the Year after hitting .484 with 10 home runs, 27 RBIs and 29 runs scored in his senior year at Plant High School... before signing with Houston, he committed to Florida, where his brother played before being drafted by Houston in the seventh round in 2012... made his Minor League debut on 6/22/15 with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Astros (0-for-3, BB)... collected his first professional hit on 6/23/15.